Saturday, December 18, 2010

#595) DAVID LAMB

David Lamb joined the New York Mets organization when they claimed him off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on February 7, 2000. He began the season with Triple-A Norfolk, but had his contract purchased on July 3rd. Kurt Abbott had been placed on the disabled list with lower back inflammation and with Rey Ordonez healing a broken forearm the roster was short infielders. Once summoned, David made his Mets' debut on July 5th as a pinch-hitter facing the Marlins in Florida. Lamb was the starting shortstop on July 18th, and delivered his first New York hit during the Mets 11-7 victory over the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Playing three different infield postions in all, he made a total of seven appearances. David was optioned back to Norfolk on July 25th and replaced on the roster by pitcher, Grant Roberts. He finished the 2000 season with the Tides. The California native then chose to sign as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels on November 8, 2000.

After his playing career, which included additional major-league time with the Minnesota Twins, he has served as a professional hitting and fielding instructor at The Hitting Zone in Westlake Village, California.

David Lamb signed his card in the set from an autograph request sent to The Hitting Zone address on December 16, 2010.

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PROJECT STATUS

Current Count of 712 of 791 players.

90.0% Complete

( 7 -Special Moment cards)

Project started in October 2008.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The New York Mets and all their fans bid farewell to a major part of their history at the close of the 2008 baseball season. Shea Stadium had been our summer home for 45 years. So many memories were built there by the 790 players that appeared in a game for the Mets during that time. In celebration of that I created a set of handmade cards featuring each one of these men. My design was done in such a way as to allow an autograph to be included. I am now in the process of having each one signed by those players. This blog will feature the cards as I get them completed. I hope you enjoy following my progress and reliving the careers of these great men that will always be our Mets.

ABOUT ME

I am a lifelong New York Mets fan that grew up in the midwest. I have followed the club and it's rich array of characters throughout the years. Perhaps the most special of which are the "one game" appearances. These men each have a terrific story and honor the legacy of the great Archibald "Moonlight" Graham.
As an autograph collector of the Mets team I will be posting my successes here as well. The focus of my collection is to add a signed baseball card for each man to appear in a game for the Mets. I will be posting examples of these here.